Past Clients

Background

In the past twelve years I’ve designed work for dozens of major brands, including:

• Councill Furniture
• Char-Broil
• Eddie Bauer
• Empire Level
• North Carolina A&T
  Alumni Association
• IBM
• ITT
• Perkins Coie
• TylenolPM
• Wolfpack Club and
• Wrangler

...to name just a few.

The Latest

A year and a half ago, I returned to school for a major skill update at:

Today I’m closing in on a Bachelor’s Degree in Web Design & Interactive Media.

I'm looking forward to my return to agency work, where I can put my new skills and long professional experience back in business.

Skills

My Approach

Good design is a process of thinking through many possibilities toward a winning concept.

When well executed, this approach usually wins over any amount of mere "decoration." So my process begins by asking questions, learning about the context, integrating ideas and drawing — lots of drawing.

My Tools

I have the skills to design creative solutions for a broad range of digital media. My toolkit includes:

• Web & Print Design - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat
• Web Development - HTML, CSS, ActionScript 3, Flash and DreamWeaver
• Motion Graphics - Maya and After Effects
• 3D Modeling - Maya and Sketchup
• Video - Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Video Cameras, Storyboards and Scriptwriting
• Photography - Photoshop, Digital SLR's, Lighting, Product Styling
• Audio - Pro-Tools, Audition and Voice recording
• Management - Basecamp, Microsoft Office, Open Office and Google Docs

Resume

Employment

Designer - Student & Freelance

Seattle, WA 9/2008 - Present
Full-time student. Real-world projects include website designs for the Art Institute of Seattle Library, Herbivoracious and Elite Autocare.

Graphic Designer - Contractor

Seattle, WA 5/2007 - 3/2008
Signed with Filter, Big Fish and The Creative Group; fulfilled contracts at Eddie Bauer, Perkins Coie and Holland America.

Graphic Designer - The Sales Factory

Greensboro, NC 4/2003 - 4/2007
Designed direct mail, web sites, identity, brochures and advertising.

Photographic Assistant - Koch Studios

High Point, NC 7/2002 - 4/2003
Assisted nationally known photographer.

Graphic Designer - Clean Design

Raleigh, NC 1/2001 - 9/2001
Designed brochures and collateral for IBM, Red Hat, John Deere and startups.

Art Director - Councill Companies

Denton, NC 6/1997 - 12/2000
Designed catalogs and price guides; managed photography and printing.

Education

The Art Institute of Seattle

Bachelor’s Degree (BA), Web Design & Interactive Media, Seattle, WA, 9/2010

Guilford Technical Community College

Associates Degree (AAS), Commercial Art & Advertising Design, Jamestown, NC, 7/1997

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Coursework in Painting and Printmaking, Greensboro, NC, 6/1993 - 6/1994